U.S. 34 Bypass closed between 11th and 8th avenues Saturday and Sunday mornings to replace overhead power lines

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Drivers might want to avoid U.S. 34 Bypass from 11th through 8th avenues in east Greeley this weekend, or at least sleep in a little bit, to steer clear of work that will close that stretch on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

In order to install new overhead power lines across U.S. 34 — and take down the old ones — the Colorado Department of Transportation will close that section of U.S. 34 Bypass from 7 a.m. through noon both days, said Jared Fiel, CDOT's Region 4 spokesman.

During construction, crews will have a detour in place that takes traffic south around U.S. 85, he said.

"The actual closure is pretty short," Fiel said. "It's just going to be maneuvering around that one area."